MANAN- FRIENDSHIP OR MORE

CHAPTER -43

Nandini selfthought -

Sorry Buaji hum aapko pura sach nahi bata sakte.

Ye sach hum apne dil me hi rakhkar chale jayenge yaha se bahut dur. Aap sab se dur. Manik se dur.

Saying this she smiled inwardly on her fate.

Nandini and Shanti were sitting silently in the hospital room when Manik entered.

Shanti - Manik...Tum kaha chale gaye the. Itni der hogayi. Kya baat hai Beta...

Manik - Bua Maine bataya tha na ke mujhe Kuch kaam tha .

Shanti - Aisa kya kaam tha Beta Jo tum Hume yahan akele chodke chale gaye.

Itni raat ko kya kaam ho sakta hai?

Manik -Bas tha Kuch important kaam.

Saying this he looked at Nandini.

Nandini in turn avoided eye contact with Manik.

Manik then looked at Shanti and said- Sorry Bua..... I shouldn't have left you guys alone here. Dobara aisa nahi hoga.

Saying this he held his ears.

Shanti -

Arey mai to bas aise hi bolrahi thi.

Tu maafi kyu maang rahe ho.

Waise tumhara kaam hua ya nahi?

Manik - Haan Bua almost ho hi gaya samjhiye.

Shanti - Acha theek hai. Tum yahan Par baitho mai abhi aati hoon.

Nandini didn't want Shanti to leave her alone with Manik.

Nandini - But Buaji aap kahan jarahi ho? Yahi rahiye na...

Shanti - Nandini Beta mai Kahin nahi jarahi hoon bas washroom jakar aati hoon.

Saying this Shanti went away.

Manik stood there just looking at Nandini.

There was an awkward silence in the room.

Finally Manik broke the silence.....

Manik - Nandini......

Nandini looked at him for a second and then lowered her head.

Manik - Nandini. I can understand how you might be feeling right now....
But....

Nandini -

Manik..... Hame us baare me baat nahi karni hai.

Aap baar baar kyu yaad dila rahe ho. Hume nahi sonchna us baare me.

Jo bhi hua please bhool jayiye.

I know that you must be regretting it. Hum jante hai ke aap Aaliya ko pasand karte hai.

Jo bhi hua wo nahi hona chahiye tha. But please just forget it.

Kuch hi din me hamari shaadi hone wali hai to hum hamesha ke liye aap logon se dur chale jayenge.

Then you can start your life afresh with Aliya and I don't want you to keep feeling guilty about it all the time.

Nandini's heart hurt while saying this.

She was just not able to tolerate even the thought of Manik being with someone else.

But she had to do it as Nyonika didn't like her even a single bit.

Manik was surprised to hear all this from Nandini.

Manik to Nandini - Are you happy with the marriage?